Bowmanville Zoo
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| Date opened | 1919 |
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| Location | Bowmanville, Ontario, CAN |
| Land area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| Coordinates | 43°54′46″N 78°40′06″W / 43.912811°N 78.668456°WCoordinates: 43°54′46″N 78°40′06″W / 43.912811°N 78.668456°W |
| Number of animals | 300 |
| Memberships | CAZA[1] |
| Website | http://www.bowmanvillezoo.com |
Bowmanville Zoo is a zoo in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest suppliers of animals for Hollywood movies and television programs.[citation needed] It is Canada's oldest private zoo;[citation needed] founded in 1919, it now hosts over 300 animals. The zoo allows children to ride on the back of an elephant or a camel. The zoo now has a trolley car that visitors can ride through the lion exhibit.
Some of the animal talent includes:[citation needed]
- Baghera, the black jaguar from Peter Benchley's Amazon
- a bevy of camels from The 13th Warrior starring Antonio Banderas
- Ron and Julie, siblings hybrid Bengal/Siberian tiger starring in the Discovery Channel/Animal Planet documentary, Living with Tigers
- Caesar, the lion from The Ghost and the Darkness
- Billy, the white bengal tiger from the TV series Animorphs
- the late Bongo, the lion from the movies The Ghost and the Darkness & George of the Jungle
- Maggie the Macaque, known for her Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions
In 2003 Angus, the worlds biggest elephant held in captivity, died.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Membership Directory". caza.ca. Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums. http://www.caza.ca/en/membership_and_services/membership_directory/. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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